1. SIX TOOLS TO HELP YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS RESEARCH MADE SIMPLE PRESENTED BY: DEB FOWLER, BETH GAMBRELL AND CARLA NASH

2. RESEARCH MADE SIMPLE SIMPLE RESEARCH METHOD POWER SEARCH DISCUS STUDENT FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINES EVALUATING WEBSITES CREATING CITATIONS

3. SIMPLE RESEARCH METHOD – SUPER 3 PLAN What am I supposed to do? What will it look like if I do a good job? What do I need to find out about to do the job? DO Read/View Tell/Produce REVIEW Did I do what I was supposed to do? Do I feel OK about this? Should I do something before I turn it in?

4. www.anderson1.k12.sc.us SIMPLE RESEARCH METHOD – BIG6 http://www.pitt.k12.nc.us/cms/lib6/NC01001178/Centricity/Domain/34/0910_Files/The_Big6.pdf

5. POWER SEARCH  www.anderson1.k12.sc.us www.anderson1.k12.sc.us  Ability to search with multiple search terms  Search for specific material types  Specify reading or interest levels  Specify Lexile score range

6. POWER SEARCH IN DESTINY: STEP-BY-STEP  Go to Destiny  Click on the “Power” tab  Type in your search terms  Scroll down to “Material Type”. Click on the down arrow and choose “books.”  Scroll down to “Reading Programs.” Click on the down arrow and choose “Lexile.”  Scroll down to “Lexile Measure.” Put in your Lexile range.  Click on “Search.”  Look through the results to find a book you want.  When you find a book you want, look for the call number located beside the red book icon.  Write the title and call number on a ticket.  Go to the correct shelf to locate the book.

7. DISCUS  http://scdiscus.org/ http://scdiscus.org/  South Carolina’s Virtual Library  Digital Information for South Carolina Users  At school or at home (home requires a username& password)  Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, and High School options

8. HOW DOES DISCUS PROVIDE INFORMATION?  DISCUS offers a collection of online databases that …  Is produced by reputable publishers  Has authoritative and reliable content  Is organized and updated regularly  Contains age-appropriate materials for a variety of users DISCUS users retrieve information from credible databases, not from the open Internet. Information provided by the South Carolina State Library.

9. STUDENT FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINES  ALA Great Web Sites for Kids ALA Great Web Sites for Kids  Awesome Library-K-12 Education Directory for Kids Awesome Library-K-12 Education Directory for Kids  KidsClick! Web Search KidsClick! Web Search  SuperKids The Directory for Kids! SuperKids The Directory for Kids! The Internet is the world’s largest library. It’s just that all the books are on the floor.” John Allen Paulos

10. EVALUATING WEBSITES  What to look for:  Author credibility  Up-to-date information  Any reason for bias within the information  Cited sources or references to more information  Professionalism of website

11. EVALUATING WEBSITES  For older students: http://blogshots.s3.amazonaws.com/Website%20Evaluation%20Gui de.pdf http://blogshots.s3.amazonaws.com/Website%20Evaluation%20Gui de.pdf  Rubric for Intermediate Students: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/490net/EvalRubric.htm#t op http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/490net/EvalRubric.htm#t op  Rubric for early primary grades: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/rtrieger/rubric.htm http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/rtrieger/rubric.htm  Rubric for 2 nd -3 rd graders: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/rtrieger/rubric2-3.htm http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/rtrieger/rubric2-3.htm

12. CREATING CITATIONS  Free online citation tools:  Easy Bib Easy Bib  Son of Citation Machine Son of Citation Machine  Examples of Citation Videos:  "What Needs to be Cited" Video "What Needs to be Cited" Video  "Why Cite?" Video "Why Cite?" Video  Citation Basics Tutorial Citation Basics Tutorial  OWL (Purdue’s Online Writing Lab)  Research & Citation Resources Research & Citation Resources  Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, & Avoiding Plagiarism Resources Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, & Avoiding Plagiarism Resources

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14. RESEARCH MADE SIMPLE SIMPLE RESEARCH METHOD POWER SEARCH DISCUS STUDENT FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINES EVALUATING WEBSITES CREATING CITATIONS

15. THANKS FOR COMING! Research - diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc. (from http://dictionary.com)http://dictionary.com